Dorchester West (ward)

Dorchester West is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Dorset Council.^[1]

Dorchester West
ward Dorset Council
Population	9,142
Major settlements	Dorchester, Dorset
Current ward
Created	2019 (2019)
Councillor	Andy Canning (Liberal Democrats)
Councillor	Les Fry (Independents for Dorset)
Number of councillors	2

Geography

The Dorchester West ward covers the western areas of Dorchester.^[2]

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2019		Andy Canning[3] (Liberal Democrats)		Les Fry[4] (Alliance for Local Living)
2024				Les Fry (Independents for Dorset)

Election

2019 Dorset Council election

2019 Dorset Council election: Dorchester West (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Canning	1,221	44.7
	Independent	Les Fry	1,064	38.9
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Elizabeth Hewitt	973	35.6
	Conservative	Gerald Duke	512	18.7
	Green	Len Herbert	434	15.9
	Conservative	Ian Francois Bernard Gosling	336	12.3
	Labour	Jules Daulby	289	10.6
	Labour	Tracee Lorraine Cossey	264	9.7
Majority
Turnout			2,733	39.51
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

2024 Dorset Council election

Dorchester West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independents for Dorset	Les Fry*	1,335	58.5	+19.6
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Canning*	1,322	57.9	+13.2
	Labour	Claudia Sorin	580	25.4	+14.8
	Conservative	Jeremy Peel-Yates	261	11.4	−7.3
	Labour	Andrew Charles Wyatt	259	11.3	+1.6
	Conservative	Kevin Selby	254	11.1	−1.2
Turnout			2,282	34.06
	Independents for Dorset hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing